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Lillian (Jean Harlow) relentlessly attempts to seduce a married man (Chester Morris).Lillian (Jean Harlow) relentlessly attempts to seduce a married man (Chester Morris).Lillian (Jean Harlow) relentlessly attempts to seduce a married man (Chester Morris).
Henry Armetta
- Waiter Warning Bill of Lipstick
- (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
- Man Wanting to Use Phone Booth
- (uncredited)
Ed Brady
- Man Outside Pool Hall
- (uncredited)
Ralph Byrd
- Driver with Mustache
- (uncredited)
Albert Conti
- Frenchman in Paris
- (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
- Man at Race Track
- (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
- Surprised Party Guest
- (uncredited)
James T. Mack
- Thomas - Legendre Butler
- (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
- Gaerste's Dinner Guest
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJean Harlow's first line is "So gentlemen prefer blondes, do they?" which was written by Anita Loos for the movie. Loos' most famous work was the 1925 novel "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
- Goofs(at around 17 mins) When Sally is removing her pajamas to give back to Lillian, the camera constantly is moving to keep the nudity out of the frame. However, when Sally removes her top and hands it to Lillian, it can be seen for a half second that Jean Harlow's right breast is covered by a flesh-covered, strapless half-bra that conceals only the lower breast.
- Quotes
Lil Andrews: [trying on a dress in a store, Lil positions herself in front of a sunny window] Can you see through this?
Store Clerk: I'm afraid you can, Miss.
Lil Andrews: I'll wear it.
Store Clerk: Oh!
- ConnectionsEdited from Flying High (1931)
- SoundtracksRed-Headed Woman
(uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Ray Egan
Played and sung by an unidentified man during the opening credits
Reprised by an unidentifed male singer in a nightclub
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Jean Harlow's reputation
For those, like myself, who heard about Jean Harlow before viewing any of her pictures, the expectation was to see a glamor girl with somewhat limited performing skills, not unlike Marilyn Monroe at a later time. Not to take anything away from Marilyn, but Jean Harlow proved herself to be a very adept performer, an appealing combination of brazen sexuality and shameless manipulation, always with a comic touch. While sometimes getting her comeuppance (and appearing to enjoy it) at the hands of strong characters played by the likes of Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy, in "Red-Headed Woman" the men in her life are pushovers for her wily charms. Chester Morris earnestly tries once, twice, three times to resist her, and apparently comes THAT close to succeeding, but her persistence ultimately renders him helpless. The wealthy and distinguished (and elderly) Henry Stephenson doesn't have a chance: when Jean's pal Una Merkel suggests that she's aiming too high this time, that her plans have no chance of success, Jean replies, "He's a man, isn't he?"
This is the prototypical Jean Harlow character, done to the hilt by a very skilled performer who, in the final analysis, probably has more in common with Mae West than with Marilyn Monroe. If she played virtually the same character in almost every picture, she wasn't the first to do so. Her reputation as an actress deserves to be greatly enhanced.
This is the prototypical Jean Harlow character, done to the hilt by a very skilled performer who, in the final analysis, probably has more in common with Mae West than with Marilyn Monroe. If she played virtually the same character in almost every picture, she wasn't the first to do so. Her reputation as an actress deserves to be greatly enhanced.
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- jaykay-10
- Aug 17, 2004
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- Also known as
- La Pelirroja
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- Budget
- $401,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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